Jak X - Combat Racing (PS2)

Jak X is a racing game exclusively for the Playstation 2 developed by Naughty Dog. The game actually has a story that takes place at the end of Jak 3 though you do not necessarily have had to play the game to understand the storyline. The premise is rather simple, Krew an enemy from the previous games has left a will and all the major characters from Jak and Daxters adventures are invited to hear it. They drink a toast to him and are poisoned, the only way to get the antidote is to take part in the Kras City Championships and so they do. The story doesn't do too much but provide you with some motivation to play through the game, you will find more ...  Read the complete review

With this game you take on the lead role of Jak from the Jak and Daxter PS2 series. This title is a fast action paced driving game (totally different from the platform series) which takes you through many racing championships around a fantasy location called Haven City Story : You control jak and with his crew have to find a cure to rescue your crew from which has been poisoned at the beginning of the title during a toast. This also takes places shortly after the Jak3 game in the series Krew (the bad guy from Jak2) gives you an ultimatum which is the only way to get this antidote is to race for him at the next ...  Read the complete review

Jak returns after saving the planet in Jak 3 only to find out that he has to do it all over again, this time by winning various combat races. Sound confusing? Try not to think about it,as this is a tremendously fun game to play. It's a nice and noble if yet simple premise to play as you'll play race after race on different tracks coming up against different and more difficult opponents along the way. The game looks great, the rendering of the graphics are very impressive and the framerate never slows down as the game flows spectacularly. There are plenty of cars and little secrets to ulock along the way in this game although some of them don't really seem ...  Read the complete review

Often when games try and combine two different gaming genre the end result is often disappointing as neither component measures up to specialist games however with Jak X: Combat Racing the combination of a racing game with combat thrown in is a success and they have even managed to retain some of the great storylines that were a feature of the first three platform games that featured the characters of Jak and Daxter. In the game Jak and Daxter are attending the will reading of the evil Krew, at the reading they and the other guests drink poison wine and are then told that to get the antidote they must win the Kras City Grand Championship race in his honour. ...  Read the complete review

When I ordered Jak X, I allowed myself a healthy degree of scepticism. Would the developers be able to make the leap from platformer to racing without destroying the characters and worlds we've grown to love? The answer is simple: yes. Jak X continues existing plot threads from Jak 2 & 3, bringing Krew back into the picture (weaving his despicable schemes from beyond the grave, via a series of carefully laid plans before his death), and introducing us to the third major city of Jak's world: Kras City. This city is home to the spectacularly dangerous combat racing championship. There is no more platform-jumping at hand, the franchise has moved on ...  Read the complete review